| Ryuhei Kitamura | |
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| Born | May 30, 1969 Osaka, Japan |
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| Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
Ryuhei Kitamura (北村 龍平 Kitamura Ryūhei?) (born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director growing in popularity in Japan and in the international Japanese film community. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Kitamura is represented by John Campisi at Creative Artists Agency, managed by Adam Krentzman at Anonymous Content. Creative Artists Agency ( CAA) is an entertainment and sports agency which represents a vast array of actors musicians writers directors and athletes as well as a variety A DGA director. Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States
Biography
- Kitamura's films are known for their extensive storylines, sword fighting, martial arts and action sequences. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat.
- Born in Osaka, Japan, Kitamura quit high school and went to the School of Visual Arts in Australia at age 17. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. His first film was the short Exit, which he made as his graduation piece at age 19. After graduating, he returned to Japan to establish napalm Films, his independent film production studio. While his films Down to Hell and Heat After Dark were successful in film festivals, Kitamura's rise to international fame came from Versus. is a 2000 Japanese action / Horror film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.
- Kitamura went on to direct several movies, including adaptations of the manga Azumi and the popular Japanese TV drama Sky High. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a Manga series created by Yū Koyama, later adapted to film also called dorama (ドラマ are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily Sky High is a Supernatural Action film from director Ryuhei Kitamura. He had also collaborated with director Yukihiko Tsutsumi in the Duel Project, in which the two agreed to produce the best dueling movie with minimal production time and budget, with Aragami being Kitamura's part. is a Japanese television and film director He began directing commercials and music promotion videos as an employee of Nihon Television. The Duel Project was a challenge issued to Ryuhei Kitamura and Yukihiko Tsutsumi by producer Shinya Kawai during a night of drinking Aragami is a 2003 Japanese Action film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. He also ventured into the world of video games by directing the cutscenes and motion capturing of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. A cut scene is a sequence in a Video game over which the player has little or no control often breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot present Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating the movement onto a digital model Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes is a Stealth game developed by Silicon Knights and Konami that was published in Kitamura also served as producer on 2003's Battlefield Baseball, the directorial debut of Yudai Yamaguchi (Versus co-writer). is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yudai Yamaguchi. The film is written by Gatarō Man, based on his Manga series of the same name and stars is a 2000 Japanese action / Horror film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.
- Kitamura's latest film, Godzilla: Final Wars had its premiere in Hollywood. is the fiftieth anniversary film and the twenty-eighth film in the ''Godzilla'' film series. His future plans include a sequel to Versus as well as preparation for Hollywood.
- Kitamura owns his Tokyo based-production company napalm Films and is represented by Anonymous Content in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Kitamura's Versus (2000) was mentioned in Jean-Luc Godard's Notre musique (2004). is a 2000 Japanese action / Horror film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague Notre musique ( Our Music) is a 2004 Film directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
- Kitamura signed to direct Midnight Meat Train, which is based on Clive Barker's short horror story of the same name for Lakeshore Entertainment and Lionsgate and will release it on August 1st, 2008. The Midnight Meat Train is a 2008 Horror film based on Clive Barker 's 1984 short story of the same name which can be found in Volume One Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author film director and visual artist Lakeshore Entertainment Group is an American Independent film Production company founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg and Ted Tannebaum (1933-2002 Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This film marks Kitamura's American filmmaking debut.
Filmography (as director)
- Down to Hell (1997)
- Heat After Dark (1999)
- Versus (2000)
- Alive (2002)
- Jam Films (segment "The Messenger - Requiem for the Dead") (2002)
- Aragami (2003)
- Azumi (2003)
- The Messenger (2003)
- Sky High (2003)
- Longinus (2004)
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
- LoveDeath (2006)
- Midnight Meat Train (2008)
- Yoroi (2009)
External links
- Ryuhei Kitamura Official Site (available in Japanese and English)
- Ryuhei Kitamura at the Internet Movie Database
- (Japanese) Ryuhei Kitamura at JMDb
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